Japan's Toho Zinc sees 1.5% drop in H1 zinc output y/y

Toho Zinc

04/04/2023 05:50

TOKYO, April 4 (Reuters) - Toho Zinc Co Ltd  5707.T ,
Japan's third-biggest zinc smelter, said on Tuesday it plans to
produce 38,800 tonnes of refined zinc in the first half of the
2023/24 financial year, down 1.5% from a year earlier.
    The country's first half runs between April and September.
    Following are details of the company's output plan, with
comparisons against estimated production in the second half and
actual production in the first half of the 2022/23 financial
year, which ended on March 31.
    
    (Zinc and lead in tonnes): 
         H1 FY23/24  H2 FY22/23     H1 FY22/23
   Zinc      38,800      39,300         39,383
   Lead      46,900      35,500         47,000
 
 (Reporting by Yuka Obayashi)
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